Published 1:08 pm, Wednesday, August 10, 2016

NEW HAVEN >> A 20-year-old man from Avon has been arrested and detained in connection with the fatal overdose of a man in East Haddam.

The victim, an 18-year-old, is reported to have died from “acute fentanyl intoxication” on March 19 at an East Haddam home, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Kerry Scanlon was arrested and detained by federal authorities on heroin distribution charges. Scanlon is believed to have been the one who arranged for the purchase of the drugs the victim used before he died, based on information provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.